The Third Eye Chakra

Part Six -The Third Eye Chakra
Creating with Intention

by Christine Krakora, MSSW
Sixth of a seven-part series

How often do you think of a friend and within a moment the phone rings
and your friend is calling you. Messages and information are constantly
being sent from our mind into the world around us, almost like Morse
code signals. These messages help to create the reality of our lives.
Another level is intentionally using the mind messages to create our
reality, such as the coaching for Olympians when they are told to go over
in their mind every detail of the race and visualize winning. These ideas
help to affirm the lesson of the third eye chakra, "What you imagine is
what you create." This center works with our ability to manifest our
dreams and intentions into the physical world.

The sixth chakra is located just above the eyebrows and holds the color
vibration of indigo blue, the color of the midnight sky. The element that
we are connecting to is thought, the vibrations and signals that we send
from our mind. In the body we are connecting the left and right sides of
our brain, balancing the creative and intuitive mind with the rational mind.
This center connects to the pituitary gland and opens our mind's eye to
see and experience the patterns, shapes and symbols of our inner vision.

As we move upwards to the third eye center, we receive the gifts of
wisdom, dreams, insight, intuition and vision. As young children, we
lived in a magical and playful world of our imagination, while as adults
we have become too centered within the logical and rational mind. The
balance that we need in our lives is to allow ourselves to embrace them
together, allowing our intuition and imagination to explore the realms
of our mind while being firmly rooted in our physical world. This
combination helps us to have a more expanded vision of our potential
in every moment, and to create with intentions.

Affirmations are another step in the process of manifesting our dreams
and intentions. What we are creating in every moment is based on our
thought patterns and belief systems, and these become our daily
affirmations. We need to take inventory of our affirmations to see
if they are really what we want to create. When we wake up in the
morning and look in the mirror do we affirm the beauty before us, or do
we find fault with little details of our body? When we are going to work
are we excited about the possibilities of another day, or are we
dreading the routine of the day ahead? Do we have patterns from
childhood that we learn through fear and pain, or have we realized we
can learn through love and compassion? If we change the affirmations
in our mind to match the reality we want to create, we can change the
world around us.

The lesson in creating with intention is to hold a clear vision of what you
want to create for your highest good and to remain focused in affirming
your vision. Using your inner vision allows you to see it in every detail.
Feel the emotions that surround the creation as if it is already your reality.
State the intention through your voice or by writing it down, and offer it
out to the universe or to your divine source. The next step involves the
magical trust of a child in knowing that your creation already exists, and
then watch it unfold before you in the physical world.

Meditation for Third Eye Chakra
Take several deep cleansing breaths, opening the energy centers in
your body. Close your eyes and imagine a column of light entering your
body through the crown center, moving into your third eye center and
illuminating it with divine light as it gently moves down and grounds you
to the earth.

Now imagine a beautiful indigo blue crystal in your mind's eye. As you
are looking at this crystal, it becomes clouded with thoughts or
distractions. Gently with a golden cloth, begin to rub your crystal
allowing it to shine, and just letting go of the thoughts and distractions
for the moment. Focus on the brilliant indigo blue light of the crystal
and allow it open up your inner vision and imagination. Allow yourself
to see the patterns, symbols or colors that begin to emerge from it in
your mind.

Follow the magical journey of your imagination as if it is a kaleidoscope
uncovering your inner world. Slowly bring your focus back to the surface
of the indigo blue crystal. Begin to see gold letters forming an affirmation
or message being written from your higher self or divine source. Take in
the vibration of this message, knowing that what you imagine is what you
create. Namasté.

Christine Krakora, MSSW, is a Certified Social Worker and Reiki
Master Teacher. She is the owner of Healing & Balance LLC located
in Madison at the Quarry Arts Building. Christine is committed to
empowering others on the path of self-healing and spiritual awareness.
She offers individual sessions, classes, and workshops blending Reiki,
Qigong, T'ai Chi, Meditation, Counseling, and Spiritual Guidance.

Website information at: www.healingandbalance.com.
Copyright © 2002 Christine Krakora

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